Tsous Mateo for semi-final with Olympiakos: “Bartzokas is the soul of the team, the absolute leader”

The top coach of the year, Chus Mateotalked about the future Final Four of the Euroleague and the semi-final with Olympiakos and spoke of the militancy of the “red and whites”, considering that it is very difficult to win the Euroleague for the second year in a row, but this is the goal of the “queen”.

First about the tournament and how Real are going as champions and need to repeat it: “The pressure is what we put on ourselves. Winning a Euroleague is very difficult, but we have the same chances as the other three teams. We are only focusing on the semi-final. It is not easy to win two Euroleagues in a row, but we will try to do everything possible to write a very nice page in the history of the club”.

Then about Giorgos Bartzokas, he said: “Bartzokas is the soul of the team, an absolute leader. He has put his stamp on the club, both coaching and with his personality. And this can be seen from the fact that Olympiacos fights until the end and never gives up. When you’re in front of the score you can’t feel confident because they’re coming back into the match.”

For the semi-final with Olympiakos: “We are not thinking about anything more than the semi-final, as it is the match that will create the conditions for you to claim the trophy. We will do everything to beat Olympiakos. We want to write another page in the team’s history” and continued:

“They are a team that fights to the max, never gives up and has the character of a gladiator. They also showed in the play offs how solid they are as a whole. The matches go to few possessions and they don’t allow you to play your offensive game. We prefer to play with more possession and they will definitely try to limit us. They have the defensive toughness and solidity to go in few possessions”.